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In the capital Kabul, temperatures fell to minus 20 degrees
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Extremely low temperatures have already claimed the lives of 70 people in Afghanistan this winter.
The spokesman for the national disaster management reported the news agency dpa.
Afghan media had also reported on the deadly effects of the winter in combination with the prevailing economic crisis.
The news channel Amu TV reported 32 deaths on Monday.
According to the United Nations, thousands of livestock have died in many parts of the country because of the low temperatures.
According to meteorologists, temperatures could drop even further in the coming days.
Cold winters are not uncommon in Afghanistan, but temperatures are falling particularly low this year.
In the capital Kabul, temperatures of down to minus 20 degrees were reported on some days.
Residents of the capital reported to the dpa about frozen water pipes.
Heavy snow has blocked the main roads in many places, as the disaster management also reported.
Afghanistan particularly affected by climate change
Then there is the prevailing economic crisis, intensified by sanctions against the militant Islamist Taliban.
Many organizations have also suspended their relief work on the ground a few weeks after the Taliban banned Afghan women from working for relief organizations.
Extreme weather could pose even more problems for Afghanistan in the future, as the country is one of the countries most threatened by climate change.
Afghanistan itself has hardly contributed to global emissions.
According to climate forecasts, the country of 40 million people must expect a significant increase in temperature in the future.
The high temperatures could increase water scarcity in rural areas and promote heat waves and droughts.
In addition, accelerated glacier melting could cause new floods (read more about the consequences of climate change in Afghanistan here).
bam/dpa